[英文 單字集] 消逝的嗡嗡嗡、Sarajevo再起、人人愛野馬

Top 3 words this week

1. 日益嚴重的: escalating = growing
Ex: In America's food basket, the escalating stakes are laid out clearly.

2. 一團糟的、拙劣的(工作): botched
Ex: The royal couple had already survived a botched bombing attempt that morning.

3. 整整 (形容很大量): whopping
Ex: Ford sold a whopping 167,000 Mustangs.

   by  wwarby 

下面是這周的單字集，點選標題可以看原文報導
藍色單字是我覺得常用的單字，
標在中文表示可以直接翻譯和中文做連結
標在英文表示從英文記會比較好 

Nature's Dying Migrant Worker
1. cull: 清除、捕殺(病弱動植物)
Ex: On a cool January day, Steve Ellis culled his sick bees.
2. hive: 蜂巢、蜂窩
Ex: He opened the hives, one by one, to see how many had survived
3. chore: 日常雜務、瑣事 、雜事
Ex:  The painful chore has become an annual ritual for Ellis.
4. pollination: 受粉； pollen: 花粉
Ex: the single largest pollination event in the world.
5. valley: 山谷、峽谷
6. almond: 杏仁
7. burst out: 爆發、盛開(譬)
Ex: Below him in the sprawling valley, nearly 1400 square miles of almond trees were ready to burst out.
8. die-off: 全部相繼死掉
Ex: the mysterious mass die-offs of honeybees
9. food basket: 糧倉
10. escalating: 日益嚴重的 = growing
11. lay out: 呈現、擺開
12. stakes: 風險
Ex: In America's food basket, the escalating stakes are laid out clearly.
13. bleak: 慘淡的、淒涼的
Ex: signs of a bleak future
14. domesticated: 養殖的、豢養的
Ex: It relies on just one domesticated insect to deliver a third of the food on our plate.
15. cash crop: 經濟作物
16. parasite: 寄生蟲
Ex: a flowerless rural landscape dominated by cash crops and the spread of parasites.
17. inflict: 造成(壞後果)
18. criss-cross: 跨越、穿梭
Ex: They inflict damage on the honeybees that criss-cross the country each spring and summer.
19. quadruple: 四倍
Ex: The number of crops that depend on bees for pollination has quadrupled.
20. resilient: 堅韌的、適應力強的
Ex: The decline of these remarkably resilient insects will soon limit the production of foods.
21. try desperately to save: 致力於
22. genetically engineered: 基因改造的、基改的
Ex: genetically engineered products
23. pest: 害蟲、 pesticide: 農藥、殺蟲劑
24. resplendent: 華麗、擺滿貨品的= shiny
Ex: The aisles of America's grocery stores are resplendent with apples and lemons.
25. peanut: 花生
26. cucumber: 小黃瓜
27. catastrophe: 災難、災禍
28. harvest: 收成
Ex: Catastrophe could be just one harvest away.
29. forage: 覓食
Ex: foraging ground 覓食區
30. barren: 貧瘠的 = nothing there
Ex: The foraging grounds in central area have become too barren and toxic for their bee.
31. disastrous: 災難性的、非常糟糕的
Ex: disastrous changes
32. in the space of time: 在一段時間內
Ex: In the space of a few decades, the central landscape has been transformed into one that has no room for bees
33. herbicide: 除草劑
34. clover: 幸運草
Ex: The widespread use of herbicides has virtually wiped out the milkweed, clover and wildflowers.
35. soybean: 大豆
36. take to the field: 播種
Ex: Each spring when farmers take to the fields, some unknown quantity of the chemical escapes into the environment, especially in corn country.
37. talc (talcum powder): 爽身粉
Ex: Farmers have to use a talc to keep the seeds from sticking together.
38. insulated from = protected: 免受於 ; be exposed to : 暴露於(危害中)
Ex: Most customers are insulated from the threat.
39. expedition: 場勘、探查
40. intricate: 精細複雜的 = detailed and complex
41. innate: 天生的
43. waggle: (上下左右)擺動
Ex: They use the sun and an extraordinary innate sense of direction to find their way home after long foraging expeditions, as well as an intricate "waggle dance" to tell others in the hive where flower are.
44. traverse: 穿越、橫跨
Ex. Beekeepers can pack up the hives and traverse the country.
45. nectar: 花蜜
Ex. Bees collect pollen and nectar.
46. fine: 顆粒細小的
Ex: Wind blows the fine powders from corn seeds over the blooming plants around his yard.
47. consortium: 聯合企業、聯合團隊
Ex: Bayer is now working with a consortium of organizations and scientists to minimize the airborne spread of planting dust.
48. spark: 引起、觸發
Ex: Neonicotinoids have sparked a quiet revolution in agriculture.
49. fast-track: 迅速成功之道(但充滿競爭)
Ex: Because neonicotinoids are considered far safer than their predecessors, they won fast-track approval by EPA.
50. rage: 激烈進行
Ex: They have become the focus of a national fight that is raging over the fate (悲慘的命運) of bees.
51. body: 大量
52. lethal: 致命的
Ex: Growing body of research showing that even at low doses, the compounds can have what scientists call "sublethal effects."
53. falter: 變虛弱、退縮
Ex: They falter and can't find their way home.
54. undermine: (漸漸)損害、削弱
55. susceptible: 易受影響的、容易受傷害的
Ex: Neonicotinoids can undermine bees' immune systems, making them susceptible to disease.
56. novel: 獨特的、前所未有的
Ex: It's their delivery system that makes neonicotinoids truly novel.
57. germinate: 萌芽
Ex: The chemical-coated seed germinates and matures.

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Nature's Dying Migrant Worker, Advanced magazine, Feb. 9-11, 2015)

Sarajevo begins to heal from its haunted history

1. the geometry of: 幾何構造

2. mosque: 清真寺

Ex: You'll stand beneath the elegant geometry of Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque.

3. tiptoe: 踮腳尖走

4. minaret: (清真寺的)宣禮塔

5. cemetery: 公墓、墓地

Ex: You'll tiptoe atop the stone walls of the White Fortress, staring out at mountain slopes, red-tiled roofs(紅瓦屋頂), soaring minarets and far too many cemeteries.

6. duchess: 女公爵

7. crossroad: 十字路口

Ex: Sarajevo has been a cultural crossroad since the 16th century.

8. Jerusalem: 耶路撒冷

Ex: the Jerusalem of Europe

9. be ripe for: 一觸即發、時機成熟

Ex: On that day in 1914, the region was ripe for trouble

10. botched: 一團糟的、拙劣的(工作)

Ex: The royal couple had already survived a botched bombing attempt that morning.

11. pistol: 手槍

12. siege: 包圍、圍攻

Ex: The longest siege in Europe since World War II.

13. lavish: 奢侈的、豪華的 = more than enough

Ex: A newcomer(新來的、外來者) can head for a $50 lavish dinner.

14. kernel: (玉米)粒

Ex: Children feed corn kernel to the pigeons

15. promenade: 河濱步道、沿岸的散步步道

Ex: Young guys break-dance along the promenade.

16. at all hours: 不論何時、晝夜不停地

Ex: I feel safe at all hours.

17. mine/ landmine: 地雷

Ex: Many land mines remain on the city's fringe(邊緣)

18. ritzy: 貴又時尚的、豪華的

19. lodging: 飯店、旅館

Ex: The Hotel Europe is the ritziest lodging in the city's core.

20. hole up: 躲藏

21. correspondent: 記者

Ex: Near the former Holiday Inn where war correspondents holed up a generation ago, bold (=showy) new commercial buildings rise

22. renovation: 翻修、整修

Ex: The hotel had a major renovation.

23. abandoned dog: 被棄養的狗； street dogs: 流浪狗

24. prowl: 遊走、徘徊

25. neuter: 結紮

Ex: So many abandoned dogs prowl the city that an English charity has stepped up to neuter.

25. make do: 將就、湊合

Ex: Sarajevans know plenty about making do and smiling in the face of trouble.

26. alley: 小巷

27. cartridge: 彈夾

28. artillery: 大砲

Ex: Along an ancient alley, craftsmen(工匠) recycle brass artillery shell cartridges into souvenir pens

29. bracing: 訝異的、耳目一新的 = unexpected and refreshing

Ex: It was bracing for me to find such warmth and vigor in a city that's seen such trouble.

30. gorgeous: 精美的、美麗動人的 =beautiful

Ex: The national library was gorgeously rebuilt.

(Reading articles and example sentences are from A New Start for Sarajevo, Advanced magazine, Feb. 12-13, 2015)

Review: New Ford Mustang aims to please everyone

1. craft: 製作、設計

Ex: Ford faced a delicate balancing act in crafting the sixth-generation Mustang for the car's 50th anniversary.

2. blend: 融合、結合

Ex: Ford blend half a century of history with demands for modern powertrain, technology, safety, and styling.

3. purist: 傳統愛好者

4. relish: 喜歡、享受 = really like

Ex: Purists will relish the 435-horsepower V-8 Mustang GT, a surprisingly nimble muscle car.

5. tick sb off: 惹惱、激怒

6. itch to do sth: 忍不住、急切地想做某事

7. vigor: 活力

Ex: The pony car says youth, vigor, and style.

8. whopping: 整整 (形容很大量)

Ex: Ford sold a whopping 167'000 Mustangs.

9. retro:復古的、仿舊的

Ex: retro-styled version

10. adage: 格言、宣傳句

Ex: The GT and its V-8 still proves the old muscle car adage.

11. valedictorian: 代表作、畢業生致詞代表

12. white knuckle: 緊張刺激、讓人捏把冷汗的

13. endeavor: 嘗試、努力

Ex: This is the Mustang's valedictorian and the one to pick if you consider white-knuckle driving an athletic endeavor

14. powertrain: 動力傳動系統

15. (engine) displacement: 排氣量

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Mustang Marks 50 Years on the Road, Advanced magazine, Feb. 14, 2015)